Ejections 057, 058: Bob Davidson (2, 3)

HP Umpire Bob Davidson ejected Yankees Manager Joe Girardi and Batting Coach Kevin Long for arguing a strike call in the top of the 7th inning of the Yankees-Tigers game. With one out and two on, Yankees batter Curtis Granderson took a 0-0 changeup from Tigers pitcher Joaquin Benoit for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located knee high and off the outer edge of home plate (px value of -1.204), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 2-1. The Tigers ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

These are Bob Davidson (61)'s second and third ejections of 2012.

Bob Davidson now has 0 points in the UEFL (4 Previous + 2*[2 MLB + -4 Incorrect Call] = 0).

Crew Chief Jerry Layne now has 4 points in the UEFL's Crew division (4 Previous + 0 Incorrect Calls = 4).
*This ruling has been affirmed in a 3-0-1 decision by the UEFL Appeals Board.

UEFL Standings Update

These are the 57th and 58th ejections of 2012.

This is the 30th Manager ejection of 2012.

This is Joe Girardi's 14th ejection as Yankees Manager.
This is Long's first ejection as Yankees Batting Coach.

This is Bob Davidson's first ejection since May 15, 2012.

Wrap: Tigers at Yankees, 6/2/12

Video: New York Yankees Coach Long, Manager Girardi ejected arguing Davidson's strike zone

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball